New project receives funding to study asthma responses in zebrafish
Imperial research investigating the effect of cigarette smoke on zebrafish is one of four pioneering projects that will study asthma in non-mammals
Researchers use real data rather than theory to measure the cosmos
For the first time researchers have measured large distances in the Universe using data, rather than calculations related to general relativity.
Big data project to capture the experience of multiple sclerosis patients
Researchers will track the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in unprecedented detail in a project to improve the evaluation of treatments.
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Mini Profile: Dr Michael Johnson, Honorary Reader in Neurogenetics
In a quest to find new drugs for epilepsy, Dr Michael Johnson is at the forefront of research investigating the heritability of this serious disorder.
Imperial Cosmologist selected as Global Thinker by international magazine
Dr Roberto Trotta has been named as a Global Thinker by the international politics magazine, Foreign Policy, for his book 'The Edge of the Sky'.
Call for rare disease research with Pfizer: interview with Jonathan Weber
Imperial scientists are being asked to submit proposals for rare disease research as part of a collaboration with Pfizer to research new medicines.
Tricking mosquitoes into thinking they've mated could reduce spread of malaria
Tricking virgin female mosquitoes into thinking they've mated could significantly reduce the spread of malaria, according to a new study.
Researchers uncover more detail of the molecular triggers behind asthma attacks
A new study has tracked the molecular events that happen during asthma attacks to help explain how a common cold can trigger these attacks.
MRI-PET scanner will enable new insights into dementia
Imperial will install a new MRI-PET scanner in collaboration with Imanova, as part of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Dementias Platform UK (DPUK).
Researchers track mums-to-be in search for pre-eclampsia risk factors
A unique new study will chart pregnancy from conception to birth, with the aim of identifying risk factors for pre-eclampsia.
